EP 1634127 A4 20080220 - MULTI FUNCTIONAL TIMEPIECE MODULE WITH APPLICATION SPECIFIC PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
Title (en)
MULTI FUNCTIONAL TIMEPIECE MODULE WITH APPLICATION SPECIFIC PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
Title (de)
MULTIFUNKTIONS-UHRMODUL MIT ANWENDUNGSSPEZIFISCHEN LEITERPLATTEN
Title (fr)
MODULE TEMPOREL MULTIFONCTIONS COMPRENANT DES CARTES DE CIRCUIT IMPRIME A APPLICATION SPECIFIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004015347 W 20040514
- US 47418003 P 20030529
- US 73742103 A 20031216
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2004240323A1] An electronic device that includes functionality to perform at least two functions, a first of which may be timekeeping and the other of which is at least a function other than the first function. The electronic device comprises a multilayered module comprising a frame having a frame surface; at least two physically separable printed circuit boards, the first of which includes means related to at least the timekeeping and the second of which includes means related to at least the function other than timekeeping, wherein the first printed circuit board is intermediate the frame surface and the second printed circuit board; a battery compartment dimensioned for receiving a battery, wherein the battery compartment is asymmetrically positioned within the module thus creating a region above the first printed circuit board and proximate the battery compartment; and wherein the second printed circuit board is securable within the module and in the region; wherein the functionality of the electronic device can be changed and/or modified by a removal of the second printed circuit board and a replacement with another printed circuit board having means at least in part different from and/or in addition to the means of the second printed circuit board; whereby the first printed circuit board need not be removed to provide for such additional and/or different functionality provided by the replacement printed circuit board.
IPC 8 full level
G04C 23/02 (2006.01); G04B 37/00 (2006.01); G04G 9/00 (2006.01); G04G 17/00 (2013.01); G04G 17/04 (2006.01); H05K 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01); H05K 3/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G04G 9/0064 (2013.01 - EP US); G04G 9/0082 (2013.01 - EP US); G04G 17/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 1/0292 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 1/141 (2013.01 - EP US); H05K 3/225 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] EP 0195636 A2 19860924 - CITIZEN WATCH CO LTD [JP]
- [Y] WO 8404406 A1 19841108 - PIQUEREZ JACQUES
- [Y] US 2001014055 A1 20010816 - MARTIN JEAN-CLAUDE [CH], et al
- See references of WO 2004107826A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2004240323 A1 20041202; US 7406003 B2 20080729; AT E508394 T1 20110515; DE 602004032538 D1 20110616; EP 1634127 A2 20060315; EP 1634127 A4 20080220; EP 1634127 B1 20110504; WO 2004107826 A2 20041209; WO 2004107826 A3 20050428; WO 2004107826 B1 20050623
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 73742103 A 20031216; AT 04752374 T 20040514; DE 602004032538 T 20040514; EP 04752374 A 20040514; US 2004015347 W 20040514